Abstract #301896

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301896
Activity Number: 285
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #301896
Title: NCES Disclosure Risk Procedures
Author(s): Marilyn M. Seastrom*+ and Steven F. Kaufman
Companies: National Center for Education Stats and U.S. Department of Education
Address: 217 Eighth St., NE, Washington, DC, 20002-6105,
Keywords: confidentiality ; disclosure review board ; restricted-use data ; public-use data ; data licensing ; disclosure risk
Abstract:

In 1988 the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) received its first agency specific confidentiality laws. At that time, NCES formalized its existing confidentiality procedures, formed a Disclosure Review Board to oversee the release of public-use files, and instituted a restricted-use data licensing process to allow qualified researchers to conduct statistical analyses of NCES restricted-use data in a secure environment at their home institutions. Since that time, computer availability and computer power have increased immensely, causing new disclosure risks. As a result, NCES confidentiality procedures have been updated over time. This paper describes the evolution of the disclosure risk avoidance procedures employed by NCES, including a recent redesign of the procedures.

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